Welcome to the Assistant Engineers Handbook Website

The definitive guide to working as an assistant engineer in today's professional digital/analog recording studio. Required reading in audio schools throughout North America.

Assistant Engineers Handbook - Second Edition $39.95 USD, plus s&h - A student favorite. Tens of thousands sold. - Over 300 pages of non-technical tips, tricks, and how-to's, including studio etiquette, that every assistant engineer needs. - Packed with proven recording studio secrets. - Key priorities for before, during and after the session. - Complete details on basic tracks, overdubs and mixing. - Now fully digital. Essential details on set-up and breakdown of all digital and analog equipment. - Best ways to complete all studio paperwork. - Fully illustrated. Totally indexed for instant reference. - Schools automatically receive a 40% discount.  - Much much more. Quantity

Tim Crich wrote and illustrated both the "Assistant Engineers Handbook" and "Recording Tips For Engineers". Tim has worked on CD's such as Rolling Stones Dirty Work, U2 Silver and Gold, John Lennon Live in NYC, Aretha Franklin Who's Zoomin' Who, Bob Dylan Empire Burlesque, David Bowie Tonight, Billy Joel Stormfront, Bryan Adams Waking Up The Neighbours, Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet, and Tuff Beans We are BUFF TEENS. Plus hundreds of jingles, dance mixes, movie and television soundtracks.